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History: HIST 216 - Bowman

Finding Books - Using Subjects

Books on Russia, the Soviet Union, and modern Russia will appear under a variety of subject headings (similar to tags) in MUSCAT Plus

  • Russia for pre-1917
  • Soviet Union  for 1917-1991
  • Russia (Federation) for 1991-

Under advanced search in MUSCAT Plus, enter one of the terms above in the subject field (for example, search: Russia) or try several to be safe (for example, Russia OR "Soviet Union") with a keyword for your topic.

searching MUSCAT library catalog by subject for russian history materials

Related Subject Heading Examples

Catherine Ii Empress Of Russia 1729 1796

Russia History 1689 1801

Russia History 1801 1917

Soviet Union History 1917 1936

Soviet Union History Revolution 1917 1921

Soviet Union History 1925 1953

Soviet Union History 1953 1985

Soviet Union History 1985 1991

Russia Federation History 1991

 

 

Keywords for Primary Sources

To identify primary source material published in a book, try adding keywords like: sources, documents, diaries, or personal narratives. You'll be able to catch subjects like:

Soviet Union History Revolution 1917 1921 -- Sources

Soviet Union -- History -- 1917-1936 -- Sources

Background Information

Finding Journal Articles

Use these databases to identify secondary source material related to your topic. Keep in mind that there are general and subject databases (History and Latin American Studies) databases that will each contain different content on your topics.

The United States Government and Soviet Union/Russia

Primary Source Collections Online (Free)